Dormancy and Low Growth States in Microbial Disease

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511546242

All cellular life-forms can exist in replicating and non-replicating states. Organisms replicate only when the conditions are beneficial, and when not replicating they concentrate on survival of these environmental stresses. Many bacteria, harmful to humans, survive the period of infection in a low growth state. This 2003 book addresses the basic science of microbial dormancy and low growth states, putting this in the context of human medicine. Such fundamental topics as bacterial growth and non-growth, culturability and viability are covered, as well as survival of the host's immune response, and inter-bacterial signalling. Following this introduction, more medically focused topics are discussed, namely antibiotic resistance arising during stationary phase, biofilms, the bacteria which cause gastric ulcers and tuberculosis as the classic persistent bacterial infection. This book will interest graduate students and researchers in medical microbiology, immunology and infectious disease medicine who are interested in bacterial dormancy in relation to disease.

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Frontmatter
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Contributors
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Preface
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1 - Physiological and molecular aspects of growth, non-growth, culturability and viability in bacteria
pp 1-36
- By M. R. Barer
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2 - Survival of environmental and host-associated stress
pp 37-74
- By Petra Dersch, Regine Hengge-Aronis
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3 - Surviving the immune response: an immunologist's perspective
pp 75-100
- By David R. Katz, Gabriele Pollara
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4 - Quantitative and qualitative changes in bacterial activity controlled by interbacterial signalling
pp 101-130
- By Simon Swift
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5 - Mechanisms of stationary-phase mutagenesis in bacteria and their relevance to antibiotic resistance
pp 131-160
- By Digby F. Warner, Valerie Mizrahi
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6 - Biofilms, dormancy and resistance
pp 161-180
- By Anthony W. Smith, Michael R. W. Brown
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7 - Tuberculosis
pp 181-208
- By Yanmin Hu, Anthony R. M. Coates
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8 - Gastritis and peptic ulceration
pp 209-222
- By C. Stewart Goodwin
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9 - Resumption of yeast cell proliferation from stationary phase
pp 223-234
- By Gerald C. Johnston, Richard A. Singer
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10 - Resting state in seeds of higher plants: dormancy, persistence and resilience to abiotic and biotic stresses
pp 235-264
- By Hugh W. Pritchard, Peter E. Toorop
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Index
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Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Contributors
pp ix-xii

Preface
pp xiii-xiv

1 - Physiological and molecular aspects of growth, non-growth, culturability and viability in bacteria
pp 1-36

2 - Survival of environmental and host-associated stress
pp 37-74

3 - Surviving the immune response: an immunologist's perspective
pp 75-100

4 - Quantitative and qualitative changes in bacterial activity controlled by interbacterial signalling
pp 101-130

5 - Mechanisms of stationary-phase mutagenesis in bacteria and their relevance to antibiotic resistance
pp 131-160

6 - Biofilms, dormancy and resistance
pp 161-180

7 - Tuberculosis
pp 181-208

8 - Gastritis and peptic ulceration
pp 209-222

9 - Resumption of yeast cell proliferation from stationary phase
pp 223-234

10 - Resting state in seeds of higher plants: dormancy, persistence and resilience to abiotic and biotic stresses
pp 235-264

Index
pp 265-274

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